
Functions of the Apple Newton 130
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The Newton was originally designed as a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA). In this role it
has many features and functions which the field geologist will find very useful. Some of
these features and functions are listed below.
Built-in organisation functions
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Helps you plan monthly, weekly, and daily activities using the calendar, and manage
priorities using the To Do List;
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Allows free-form notes, outlines, lists, and phone logs;
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Includes customisable name and address files, using various business-card formats;
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Offers an assortment of information and productivity tools, such as time-zone maps, a
calculator, and currency exchange.
Built-in communications
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Actively assists you in making phone calls, faxing, printing, finding information, and
sending and receiving electronic mail;
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Uses an optional wired or wireless modem to send and receive faxes and electronic
mail;
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Prints formatted letters and notes using Apple printers or serial or parallel printers with
the optional Print Pack;
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Lets you beam notes, messages, packages, schedules, and business cards via built-in
infrared communications;
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Backs up all data onto your personal computer and installs software on your
MessagePad 130 using the included Newton Backup Utility.
Expandable functions
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Using the optional Newton Connection Utilities, lets you import and export information
from your Mac OS- or Windows-based computer, and backs up and synchronises files
with your computer;
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Works with PC cards and serial peripherals such as keyboards, modems, pagers, and
wireless communications and storage products;
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Offers a large selection of productivity, finance, time and billing, information
management, reference, electronic document publishing, and entertainment software.
R1A MapPad
Resource Industry Associates (RIA) have developed MapPad to
enable digital mapping in
real time and space. It allows full navigation and tracking features. Geological and/or
geophysical interpretations, cultural, cadastral, topographic or drainage maps can be
loaded into MapPad and displayed. The same map can be loaded at various scales to allow
`pseudozooming' to different levels of detail. When linked to a GPS an active position is
presented on screen (Fig. 2). Maps need to be converted to a custom format to be loaded
into MapPad. A Windows '95 programme from RIA called Tsmappad.exe will convert
.dxf format files to the custom format (see section for loading maps).
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Functions from Apple's Web Site (http://neMoninfo.apple.cominewton/solutions/messagepad130ds.html)
Australian Geological Survey Organisation
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